We all know that there are countless apps in the app store. Some of them are great and other not so much. Unfortunately, most of us do not have time to sit down and sort through all of them to find the best ones. This post is intended to give some guidance to a handful of apps you might want to consider. Instead of boring you by listing off a bunch of apps that everyone already has like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter I will try to list some apps that maybe you don’t know about or at least some that I think that everybody should have.

The first iPhone app which I believe is a must have for everyone is the “Find iPhone” app.This app shows you where your phone is on a map so that you can retrieve it. It also allows you to lock your phone remotely and play a sound so that you can hear it. I’m sure many of us have heard of this app already but I felt that it was worth my mentioning given how many times it has saved my bacon. If you ask any of my friends they will tell you how bad I am with misplacing my phone when I am over at their houses and this app has helped me find it many times. I will certainly not be removing this app from my phone anytime soon.

“SoundHound” is another handy little app that I like to have on my phone. This app is a brilliant idea. How many times have you been driving to work or school or anywhere for that matter to hear a song that you like on the radio that you don’t know the name of? This used to happen to me all the time until I got my hands on this convenient little app. There is finally a smartphone app that can figure out the name of the song that you are listening too by using the microphone on your iPhone. I have used this app to figure out the name of dozens of songs over the last couple of years which is why this app is definitely on my list of must-haves.

The next app that I like is the Netflix app. You may or may not be interested in this app depending on whether or not you are a Netflix subscriber. If you are a Netflix subscriber then you then you should really get this app if you don’t already have it on your iPhone. This app enables you to stream movies on your phone just as if you were in front of your computer. If you have unlimited data on your phone then this app is wonderful because you be able to stream all of the movies that you want and not have to worry about using too much data. Now only if the battery life on your phone was unlimited too…

Not too long ago I heard about an interesting alarm clock app that wakes you up naturally by monitoring your sleep cycle. The name of this app is called “Sleep Cycle” and I have come to be a fan in the past few weeks. The purpose of this app is to prevent sleep inertia by waking you up in you lightest sleep cycle. Now for those of you that don’t know sleep inertia is when we wake up in the morning feeling groggy and not fully awake. This is something that has happened to all of us at some point in time or another. Whenever we are asleep we go through different cycles known as Deep sleep and REM. Deep sleep is the part of sleep where our brains are the least active and is therefore the least desirable stage to wake up in. On the other hand, REM which stands for rapid eye movement is the most active stage of the sleep cycle for our brains. In fact, there is more brain activity during REM than when we are actually awake. This app uses the very sensitive accelerometer in the iPhone to monitor what stage of sleep you are in and wake you in your lightest sleep stage. The app wakes you during a thirty minute window that ends with your set alarm time. So if you normally wake up at 7:00 then this app would wake you sometime between 6:30-7:00am. Alarm clocks like this have been around for a while now but are usually pretty expensive. At just $0.99 this app is definitely on my list of must-haves.

Recently a customer emailed us about an equalizer app that he was using in tandem with our headphones to get very good sound. The name of this app is called “Onkyo” which has quickly become one of my most used apps on my iPhone. This app is a sound equalizer that enhances the sound quality of your music. This app works pretty much like the music player that comes standard on your iPhone except that the equalizer works to improve the sound quality of your music.This is especially true when you are using this app with a high quality pair of headphones like the vFree or vBold just to name a few. The app allows you to make a playlist of all your favorite songs and also allows for you to search through your library via playlists, artists, songs and albums just like the music player on you iPhone. The equalizer is awesome on this app. Not only does it have different presets loaded onto it for different music genres, but it also allows you to adjust the bass and treble manually as well.Overall, I love this app as it is a significant improvement in sound quality over the standard music player that your iPhone comes with which makes this app a must-have for anyone who is a high-quality sound enthusiast.

So there you have my five “must have” iPhone apps. I’m sure there are plenty of other great apps out there that I completely forgot about or don’t yet know about. If you feel that you know of a great app that everyone should have then please comment below and tell us about it.

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AudiOdysseus

My name is AudiOdysseus. Admittedly, I would never describe myself as a hero of any kind and I tend to get seasick in open water. But I love adventure. There is nothing I appreciate more than exploring new territories and gathering information about the world around me. Those are also the types of posts you can expect from me. I’ll be writing mostly about new gadgets, emerging trends, and my work-related travels to other lands.

Penny Lane

I'm passionate about music, a lover of pop-culture, a runner with a mad sweet tooth and an addiction to coffee. Read my musings about life, movie soundtracks and live concerts. If you see me on the freeway I am most likely singing very loudly in my car. Honk and say hi!

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Born and bred in the Silicon Valley, I have an innate passion for all things technology. I'll post about home theater, quality sound, apps and much more. If I bump into you, its probably because I'm looking at my iPhone. Sorry!

Echo

Owner of vPulse and vFree and curious for the ventures of Velodyne Acoustics, I will be exploring our headphones and what we do next. Stay tuned as I share what I find.

Audio8master

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, I am a student at San Jose State University and Marketing intern at Velodyne Acoustics. I am an avid San Jose Sharks hockey fan and San Francisco 49ers football fan. When I'm not watching sports, I'm listening to music and thinking deep thoughts about sound.